portation, shall be sent or transported, provided that neither the Colony of Bermuda nor any of Her Majesty’s Colonies in New Holland or in the Southern Ocean be so appointed for that purpose other than the Island of Van Diemen’s Land and Norfolk Island, and the Islands adjacent to and comprised within the Government of Van Diemen’s Land.

Now therefore I, EDWARD EYRE, Esquire, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New Munster, in the Islands of New Zealand, in pursuance of the said Order in Council and Act of Parliament respectively, and in exercise of the powers thereby respectively in me, as such Lieutenant-Governor, as aforesaid, vested, do appoint that any Offenders convicted in the said Province, and being under sentence or order of transportation, shall be sent by the first convenient opportunity to Van Diemen’s Land.

Given under my Hand at Government House, Wellington, this Twenty-second Day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-eight.

E. EYRE,
Lieutenant-Governor.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

God Save the Queen!

NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1848.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR directs it to be notified, that pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance, No. 4, Session 1., the village of “Aglionby” in the Hutt District, is hereby appointed a place at which Petty Sessions shall be holden.

Notice is hereby also given, that pursuant to the provisions of the said Ordinance, any two or more Justices of the Peace assembled and acting in open Court at “Aglionby” aforesaid, will be, and be deemed to be a Court of Petty Sessions; and that every such Court of Petty Sessions will have all the powers and authorities to give a Bench of Magistrates, by any Law or Ordinance in force within the Province.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th June, 1848.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR directs it to be notified, for general information, that He has appointed:

WILLIAM WAKEFIELD,\nRICHARD BAKER\nABRAHAM HORT,\n} Esquires,\n} Justices of the Peace.

to be the Visiting Justices of the Colonial Gaol, in the District of Wellington, under the Ordinance of Council, No. 7, of Session 7, 1846.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1848.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Reports, for general information.

By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

Military Road Office,
Pahatanui, 9th May, 1848.

SIR,--

With reference to your letter of the 17th April, calling for a Quarterly Report on subjects connected with the Department under my superintendence; I have the honor to acquaint you, that having referred it to the several Superintendents of Parties, their Reports appear to me to convey so much more information than His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor would derive from a more general statement by myself, that I beg to submit them for his consideration, and proceed to reply to those queries which seem to require my own explanation.

As regards “the extent of Road which has been raised by the addition of soil.” — This is the most expensive operation in road-making, and as I have been able to obtain easy grades without having recourse to it, neither embankment of any consequence nor deep cutting through hills exists on the thirty miles of road over which my operations extend.

The work done by all the parties has been chiefly side cutting of clay and soft rock.

The general character of the drainage has been a side drain next the hill-side, of a foot in width — with cross drains of two feet width between the sleepers, at distances varying from 20 to 100 yards, and even more, where the soil permits the water to pass into the hill without collecting, as is often the case upon the hill-sides.

Upon the number and character of the Bridges; I propose to report fully at the end of the present quarter, when I shall be able to furnish details of dimensions, material, cost, &c., which will enable His